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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   buttress

   • IPA[ˈbətrəs]

   美式

   • n.
     a projecting support of stone or brick built against a wall；a projecting portion of a hill or mountain.
   • v.
     provide (a building or structure) with projecting supports built against its walls；increase the strength of or justification for; reinforce

   • verb: buttress, 3rd person present: buttresses, gerund or present participle: buttressing, past tense: buttressed, past participle: buttressed

   • noun: buttress, plural noun: buttresses

2. • 釋義

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. a projecting support of stone or brick built against a wall the cathedral's massive buttresses 同義詞 prop, support, abutment, shore, pier, ... 更多reinforcement, stanchion, stay, strut
   • ▪ a projecting portion of a hill or mountain.
   • 2. a source of defense or support she clung to her shrinking faith as a buttress against despair

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. provide (a building or structure) with projecting supports built against its walls we buttressed the wall as it was showing signs of cracking and collapse
   • 2. increase the strength of or justification for; reinforce authority was buttressed by religious belief